NOW 1: Melancholy and Agony

Soloist: Nejc Kamplet, piano

Programme:
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 
Alojz Ajdič: Taborišče Ravensbrück, cantata

They say that time and Chopin are the only known remedies for healing the wounds of first love. Probably the memory of the songful melodies of one of the most beautiful piano concertos ever written was also carried by one of the internees of the Ravensbrück concentration camp for women and children, where more than forty thousand of Chopin’s compatriots suffered during the Second World War. Four of the Slovenian internees at the camp expressed their suffering in the harrowing songs used by Slovenia’s popular composer Alojz Ajdič as the thematic material for the creation of the cantata Taborišče Ravensbrück (The Ravensbrück Concentration Camp).

The concert is dedicated to the victims of the war in Ukraine.


Post-concert gathering of the audience with the composers and performers, accompanied by an offer of selected top Slovenian wines
Lili Novy Glass Hall at Cankarjev dom
Ministry of Health warning: Drinking alcohol can be harmful to health! 

The asterisk* indicates discounted admission prices for all ticket categories offered to pensioners, secondary-school and university students. The discount is indicated when selecting a seat (online ticket sale). The discount can also be obtained when buying tickets in person at Cankarjev dom’s Box Office.